LB818

Change provisions relating to penalties for domestic assault and assault by strangulation or suffocation

Failed·4/17/26
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Nebraska LB818 amends penalties for domestic assault and assault by strangulation or suffocation.

Nebraska LB818 changes the penalties for domestic assault and assault by strangulation or suffocation. It defines domestic assault in the third degree as causing bodily injury to an intimate partner or threatening them with imminent bodily injury. Domestic assault in the second degree involves causing bodily injury with a dangerous instrument, and in the first degree involves causing serious bodily injury with a dangerous instrument. Penalties increase with the degree of the offense and prior convictions.

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Calendar

Jan 21

1:30 PM

Judiciary Hearing

History

Apr 17

Legislature

Indefinitely postponed

Apr 17

Legislature

Provisions/portions of LB818 amended into LB965 by AM3013

Jan 14

Legislature

Notice of hearing for January 21, 2026